Here it is, the long-awaited NZ equivalent of my greatest hit singles/albums of all time list I made a while back. Just like last time, I’ll be presenting this as a countdown, meaning that each entry will be more successful than the last as we go down this list. The main difference here of course is that unlike here in Australia, there was only one chart in NZ over the years, meaning that there won’t be multiple entries from singles/albums from the late 80’s/90’s/00’s like there was on my Australian list. Also, I won’t be including entries from the RIANZ charts given how they didn’t track album sales and that they were based on popular votes rather than sales, that and there was only ever a top twenty which means there’s a good chance they were struggling to fill out the top twenty each week during its run.
#200
This was even more successful in NZ than it was here in Australia, once again proving that tampering with an album's release schedule with its singles does little in incentivise people into checking out said album. Here Usher was able to have uninterrupted success with his album about his relationship with Chilli from TLC in NZ due to the singles not having the threat of being pulled from their shelves.
#199
Well, it may not have lasted fourteen weeks at number one like it did here in Australia (still nine weeks isn't bad) however this still remains as the biggest hit from Abba over in NZ proving that the band were as inescapable over there as they were over here with how much audiences loved their music.
#198
It appears the kiwis were more invested in the High school musical trilogy back in the day than we Aussies were given how the soundtracks as well as the singles managed to be much bigger over there than they were over here back in the day. Of course, the first entry was the most popular due to the franchise wearing out its welcome more and more with each new film.
#197
Here's that big international hit that Freddy Fender had in NZ, both of these songs charted as if they were from the album charts which perhaps gives you an idea of how unreliable the RIANZ charts were during the first few years of its existence in determining what was popular in NZ.
#196
This was also a success in NZ back in the day, further adding insult to injury that the title track was never released as a single in America given how it seemed on only harm the albums sales over there. I don't think it really matters as Billboard seemed more interested in breaking chart records throughout the 90's than promoting the type of rock and roll to be found on this album.
#195
I guess the kiwis passed up the singles on the album in favour of it being more of an immediate success over there, this means that while it had a stronger run in the upper echelons of their charts, the albums overall success was about the same there as it was in Australia for Bryan Adams.
#194
This album really did take its time in finding an audience in NZ, so much so that it wasn't until the success of his next album that this finally reached the upper echelons of their charts due to it lacking that hit single over there. That said, it did hover in the lower half of the charts for a year which is why it wound up being the bigger album over there.
#193
He did score two of the biggest hits of the decade in NZ, so it only makes sense that this album which spawned those two hits would be a massive success for Freddy Fender over there back in the day. He scored further moderate success the following year with his next album Are you ready for Freddy, however it wasn't big enough to earn a spot on this side of my site.
#192
This is the best charting song of the decade in NZ, although most of its run comes from the lower half of the charts, hence why it doesn't top this list as the entry above this had a better run in the upper echelons of their charts. This is an original track from the former lead singer of Salmonella Dub and not an umpteenth cover of the Elvis Presley classic despite sharing its name with that track.
*Apologies for the terrible quality of this album art, images of this album cover are scarce on the internet. *
#191
Thier debut album wasn't a big success over in NZ, it did OK but nothing noteworthy as to make it onto this site for a second time. The sophomore album from these guys was a much bigger success over there likely due to its popularity in America and in Australia, although it didn't prevent them from calling it quits in the new year.
#190
This was an even bigger success in NZ than it was in Australia, this is curious because whereas he at least had some success throughout the 80's, Rod didn't have much success in NZ since his last greatest hits package from a decade prior.
#189
Even before the film swept the academy awards, Forrest Gump was a cultural landmark upon its initial release which allowed it and its soundtrack to become a massive success back in the day. Nowadays its legacy has been diminished partly due to bad faith criticisms of it glorifying ableism but mostly for it winning over the likes of Pulp fiction and the Shawshank redemption.
#188
The kiwis also seemed to be in love with the Grease phenomenon as the soundtrack to the film managed to be a massive success over there just like it was over here, although its popularity in the 90's wasn't as inescapable over there so perhaps their love for the film faded over time as opposed to it growing here in Australia.
#187
Much like everywhere else in the world, this had a slow start to its success over in NZ due to people feeling that Nelly Furtado would be a one hit wonder with the lead single from the album. Of course, the success this album had once the second single dropped over there was very predictable given how that single quickly became one of the biggest hits of the decade over there due to its popularity in America.
#186
While this breakthrough album from Eminem proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, it appears to have come at the expense of hit spawning a hit over there like it did over here as none of the singles managed to catch on in their mainstream for some reason. He wouldn't have this conundrum with his next album which saw massive success with its singles in addition to it being a best seller.
#185
This was the debut album from Nesian Mystik, a hip-hop group from NZ who saw massive success throughout the decade with their singles even though this was their only successful album in their career. Indeed, they were more of a singles artist given how even prior to them calling it quits in 2011, they still managed to achieve massive success with their songs in their local music scene.
#184
From what I can gather, Elemeno P were the NZ equivalent of the likes of the Living end and Grinspoon, that is to say, a pop punk band who appealed to the disenfranchised youth of the day which resulted in their popularity in their homeland. This was their debut album, which was a massive success for the band, although it appeared that their fans would quickly grow tired of them as their subsequent follow ups failed to catch on.
#183
Given how rock operas weren't as successful in NZ as they were here in Australia, this concept album from Jeff Wayne wasn't as inescapable over there as it was over here even though it was still a massive success there.
#182
I think it's weird that these guys weren't more successful in Australia, not with the albums so much as they did fine, but rather with the singles because not only do they remain iconic to this day, but they also would've easily fitted in with all of the rock opera making it big worldwide from around this time.
#181
Just like in Australia, this was the biggest album in Pearl Jam's career in NZ following the huge success of their debut album from two years prior. Unlike in Australia, this managed to spawn a huge hit for them over there as did their next album which made them more of a singles band as far as the kiwis were concerned.
#180
Much like in Australia, this remains the most successful album from the Foo Fighters in NZ given how it managed to spawn their biggest hit in their native America in the form of its lead single. I guess the kiwis weren't interested in giving the band a hit on the singles chart as unlike in Australia where it only failed to become as such due to digital piracy, it was a genuine flop for the band over there.
#179
This was a massive comeback for Nelly Furtado even in NZ where the kiwis also quickly grew tired of her spiritual vibes from her earlier work and were won back over when she abandoned them in favour of an early prototype of the club boom that would explode by the end of the decade. Indeed her career trajectory was identical over to what it was over here albeit to a much larger scale of success.
#178
I guess the kiwis had decided that Dido would become an album artist with her sophomore effort like she was here in Australia given how none of the singles on this album became a massive hit for her like the ones on her previous album. Still, this was an impressive feat for her given how many of her contemporaries struggled to even have one successful album this decade worldwide, let alone two.
#177
It's strange to think that this was Phil Collin's biggest solo album in NZ, although considering he had infinitely more success with his band Genesis throughout the 80's, I think it's safe to say that the kiwis preferred his prog material compared to his ballads back in the day.
#176
For some reason, the lead single to this album didn't even chart in NZ despite it being one of the biggest hits in Australia, and by some reason I mean it was never released as a single in order to promote the album sales which is why the album wasn't as big over there as it was here as that's historically never worked in the music industry.
#175
This was another album that had more of an immediate success in NZ than it did here in Australia, I'm guessing because the kiwis didn't allow anyone to dictate to them what they could and couldn't like around this time which is why there's a healthier mix of what was popular over there on this list.
#174
This wasn't as inescapable over in NZ as it was here in Australia, I'm guessing because there wasn't a farewell concert that the trio performed for the kiwis shortly before its release like the one they gave at the Sydney opera house around this time. Still, it was a massive success over there given how much more popular the trio was there than they were here throughout the decade.
#173
This is another Australian album to find more success in NZ this decade, although I guess the theme for aboriginal rights could be appreciated by the kiwis considering they don't have the best track record for how they've treated their indigenous community and that this album would help people realise that.
#172
I'm not sure how this debut album from Creed managed to become a huge success for them in NZ as the decade was coming to an end, whatever the case it was a massive success over there which enabled their next album Human clay to be a massive success upon its initial release over there as opposed to it needing that Billboard chart topper in order to make it big everywhere else in the world.
#171
This proved to be an even bigger hit in NZ than it was in Australia, I'm guessing because the charts were still in their infancy at the time and also the kiwis didn't have as much variety to make a hit as we Aussies did given how they lacked a Countdown equivalent that we had to help them discover new music.
#170
This was even more of a success in NZ than it was here in Australia, then again Mariah in general was more popular over there throughout the 90's even before she began incorporating RNB into her sound later in the decade. I can't say what made her that much more successful over there beyond the kiwis loving her voice more back in the day than we did.
#169
The Spice girls were on a roll when they released the soundtrack to their critically panned film Spiceworld, mainly because their fans didn't care that the film was an utter disaster (in fact it now has a cult following) so long as the music was still infectious to listen to.
#168
Well, this was one way to kick off the 90's, UB40 were already one of the biggest names of the 80's in NZ so to see them achieved this much success with an album that needed to take such a circuitous route to find any form of success here in Australia was something to behold back in the day. Indeed, this album didn't gain any traction here until a year after its initial release when one of the songs became a success in America.
#167
This had a bit more of a delay to its success in NZ given how John Mellencamp had yet to have that big crossover success over there like he did here in Australia a decade prior, however once the album started spawning hits for him, he found little issues with scoring a massive hit with the album over there.
#166
Well, none of the singles ended up being the biggest hit of the 90's in NZ like the second single was in Australia, however that didn't mean that the album itself wasn't a huge success over there or that the singles weren't among the most popular of their time.
#165
This was way more successful in NZ than it was in Australia in every way, not only for the album itself but also the singles which managed to be actual hits over there likely due to the kiwis not having a local music scene established at the time for them to choose over these classics from the Eagles.
#164
It appears the kiwis also felt there was still plenty of room for Shakira during the last stretch of the Latin craze that happened from the late 00's to the midpoint of this decade, although this wasn't quite as successful an album for her over there as it was over here if only due to it not quite reaching the top spot over there. Still, having three massive hits spawn from a previously unknown pop star was impressive.
#163
From what I can gather, these guys did have success in NZ with their previous album due to "Killer queen" being a massive hit over there according to the Listener charts right before the RIANZ charts launched. Even so, this was a massive step up from their previous efforts which resulted in it remaining as their biggest album to date in their career (not counting their greatest hits packages that is.)
#162
Much like in Australia, the success of this album in NZ was likely bolstered by it spawning the biggest hit in Pink Floyd's career over there in the form of one of its title tracks. It also likely allowed their entry from the top of this list to keep charting well into the 80's as it had still yet to drop off the charts over there like it did here in the mid 70's.
#161
I'm not sure what was so special about this movie that the soundtrack managed to become a success three years after its initial release in the southern hemisphere, what I do know is that it was even more of a success in NZ due to it lasting well over a year in the charts with its rerelease.
#160
This album was released before Flowers needed to change their name to their debut album in order to gain success in the northern hemisphere, although it's worth noting that the album did chart later in the decade as a self-titled album when their subsequent follow ups became even more successful in NZ.
#159
While this album did still take its sweet time in finding an audience over in NZ, at least it wasn't as long as two years after its initial release as the kiwis finally gave this a chance when it became a huge success over in America for the British band. Indeed, it managed to spawn multiple hit singles over there that were only minor hits at best here.
#158
Elton John's popularity remained rather consistent in NZ over the years as opposed to Australia where there were many peaks and valleys, this album might not have had that inescapable hit over there like it did here but that didn't prevent the album from being a massive success even with a slightly different release schedule.
#157
This proved to be equally as successful for Coldplay in NZ as it was here in Australia, again this was a sign that the indie scene was rather strong in NZ throughout the decade given how this was back when Coldplay were considered a band in it for the art rather than for commercial appeal like they would become in the 2010's.
#156
There were no signs of these guys slowing down going into the new decade, in fact, I'm willing to bet the disappointment of their next album came as a complete surprise to fans of the group given how even they struggle to defend the Beginning which was what they released shortly after this fell off the charts worldwide. Indeed, this would spell the end for the group despite all the good will they had at the time.
#155
This was Jack Johnson's biggest album over in NZ, it's interesting given how his biggest album here in Australia was his sophomore effort from two years prior and this was merely his second biggest album over here for the folk singer. Naturally his popularity would decline moving forward in the decade, however he did retain most of it before the decade came to an end.
#154
Given how their albums seemed to stick to the lower half of the album's charts in NZ throughout the 80's like glue, it seems fitting that their debut album would also do the same once its initial popularity began to fade as the decade was coming to an end. Even so it was a massive success over there thanks to how big the lead single was worldwide.
#153
Even though the singing in the film adaptation of the Broadway play Mamma Mia was widely criticised by critics and audiences alike (particularly that from Pierce Brosnan) it appears that didn't prevent the soundtrack from being a massive success for the film given how it was equally as successful in NZ as it was in Australia upon the films release.
#152
He may have already achieved massive success in NZ with his band Cold chisel, however it appears the kiwis weren't initially convinced with Jimmy's solo venture as Bodyswerve was a massive flop for him from the previous year over there. Fortunately, the remix album of his debut was a massive hit there due to the title track being selected as the theme for the Michael Keaton film Gung ho.
#151
Much like in Australia, this album from Limp Bizkit proved to be their magnum opus in NZ despite being panned by critics for its vulgar content (trust me, if you don't already know what the title is referring to, you're better off for not knowing.) Also like in Australia, their next album would be a huge commercial disappointment despite it containing their biggest hit with its lead single.
#150
It may have lacked that huge number one hit in NZ, however that didn't prevent this album from being the Rolling Stones's biggest success over there likely due to it being a return to their rock and roll roots after dabbling in disco with their previous two albums.
#149
This was equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, I bring this up because Sony felt that by not releasing the third single here in Australia, it would drive up album sales for Avril Lavigne which clearly wasn't the case. For what it's worth, her next two albums saw more success over here than what they did over there even though Sony didn't tamper with their release schedule here when they came out.
#148
Much like in the rest of the world, Madonna was on a roll when she released her third album in NZ due to it spawning multiple hits for her throughout the world. An interesting thing to note is that with the exception of her big chart topper in Australia, all of the songs on here had a higher peak in NZ than they did down under.
#147
While this was far from the most successful album of the decade in NZ, it was still a massive hit for John Farnham which also makes this a comeback for him as "Sadie the cleaning lady" was a success for him twenty years prior over there and throughout the rest of the world. Indeed, this albums success would crossover throughout Europe when the lead single got him out of the one hit wonder bin in the UK.
#146
This was an instant success in NZ following the surprise success of Creed's debut album, although it did rebound on the charts a year after its release over there when they scored their Billboard chart topper which made them a household name everywhere else in the world.
#145
Much like everywhere else in the world, this had a bit of a slow rise to its popularity given how Gwen Stefani had attained a fanbase during her time with No Doubt who likely weren't ready to see her go in a pop friendly direction on her first album away from the group. Indeed, I don't think the kiwis were truly as on board with her change in direction as the rest of the world was, however that didn't prevent the album from being a success over there regardless.
#144
This wasn't much of a success for Barbra Streisand upon its initial release in NZ, likely because the kiwis were never that big on her music save for a couple of soundtracks here and there. However, it became a huge success when the title track became a surprise hit for her, likely due to it being her rendition of the showtune from the (then) recent Andrew Lloyd Webber production of Cats.
#143
Given how the kiwis had already allowed their digital sales to be fully incorporated into their main charts when this album started gaining traction, it meant that it was able to spawn multiple singles on their charts including their breakthrough single which became one of the biggest hits of the decade over there. I guess you can consider the success this album had over there as a reflection of how big it was over here back in the day.
#142
Well, the album didn't have a rebound over in NZ due to the sudden success of its final single like it did here, although that didn't mean that this solo debut from Sting wasn't a massive success over there given how it still remains his most popular album to date both solo and with the Police.
#141
Although this comeback album wasn't as substantial in NZ as it was in Australia and throughout the rest of the world, it did bring his career back from the dead over there thanks to the lead single becoming a massive success which reminded audiences of his work from the previous decade in a positive way.
#140
This proved to be an even bigger hit in NZ than it was in Australia, I'm guessing because their third album wasn't quite as huge over there as it was over here which means the inevitable burnout from the Swedish foursome didn't occur as quickly over there as it did over here.
#139
Unlike in Australia where the lead single from this album needed to be pulled from shelves to encourage the sales of the album, in NZ "Barbie girl" only had a short shelf life before it was pulled from shelves which allowed this album to be a success upon its immediate release over there. It's also interesting that the album cycle is slightly different over there compared to what it was over here.
#138
Unlike in Australia where this had to work its way up to success, the debut album from the Spice girls was an instant success in NZ likely due to the second single being released on schedule over there as opposed to it being delayed here for reasons I can't seem to fathom.
#137
The Brothers Gibb had already been embraced by the kiwis when it came to their transition to disco earlier in the decade, as such their soundtrack for the Saturday night fever film was a shoe in for success due to the film also being a huge critical and commercial success upon its release.
#136
While this album wasn't quite the inescapable success in NZ that it was in Australia, Abba mania was still a huge deal over there back in the day due to how inescapable the songs were. In fact, the album had a longer shelf life due to the Australian exclusive tracks being released months later over there than they were here.
#135
Well, there's no surprises to be found in this entry, except for maybe the singles being slightly more successful in NZ than they were in Australia which is a common theme for these albums given how the kiwis didn't seem to allow album sales to hamper the success of its singles over there.
#134
Even though the kiwis were more interested in Timbaland's project as a lead artist initially, it appears we Aussies proved to be more intrigued by this album in the long run as it was much more successful here than it was over there for the producer/rapper. That said, there was little chance this was going to fail over there given how he was the most in demand producer of the decade.
#133
Tiki Taane was the lead singer of the NZ EDM group Salmonella Dub, naturally he would find success as a solo artist once the hits began to dry up for the band even though this was only a success due to the runaway success of one of its singles which wound up becoming one of the biggest hits of the decade over there. He did release a second album once this became a massive success, however that proved to be a huge flop.
#132
I guess the kiwis weren't as interested in listening to the positive vibes of Culture club as they weren't as inescapable over there as they were over here, that said their second album was a huge success given how it spawned four top ten hits over there.
#131
Although this album was a huge success over in NZ, it wasn't quite as inescapable over there as it was over here likely due to the kiwis only gravitating towards this album when it became a huge success for Meat loaf here in Australia due to his appearance on Countdown back in the day.
#130
I said on the Australian side of this site that these guys had more success in NZ than they did here with their second album, this absolutely was the case and no doubt led to the second single here catching on in the UK given how the singles didn't suffer too much for allowing the album to be a massive success over there.
#129
While this album's true success didn't come until the third single from the album became unavoidable on the radio in NZ just like it was internationally, its initial success was more palatable over there compared to what it achieved here in Australia which suggests that the kiwis still had a stronger alternative scene compared to us Aussies back in the day.
#128
I guess the kiwis were more on board with this live album from the once in a lifetime concert the Brothers Gibb gave back in the day than us Aussies were initially as it had no problem finding success over there upon its initial release compared to here where it only became a success through word of mouth.
#127
The success of these guys really came out of nowhere over in NZ, heck they didn't even have a hit over there until "No matter what" from the previous year which allowed their final album to be a massive success. As such this greatest hits album was a massive success for the Irish boy band much more so than it was here in Australia.
#126
This third album from the Feelers was initially only a modest success upon its release in their homeland, I'm guessing because the kiwis felt that their time was up and wanted to move onto other local rock bands of the day such as Goldenhorse or Evermore. It was given a second chance a year after its initial release due to the surprise success of one of its singles which in turn made it a hugely successful album.
#125
I guess congratulations are in order for Chris Brown given how he managed to release an album in NZ that was more popular than any album from his (then) girlfriend Rihanna throughout her career, admittedly this was back when he was seen as a positive role model in the RNB scene as each of the songs on here manage to become massive hits worldwide for him back in the day.
#124
This was the only successful album that Leo Sayer had in NZ, mainly because it was the album that made him a superstar in America given how it spawned two Billboard chart toppers for him over there. Indeed, these two songs remain his biggest hits in most parts of the world despite being very different from each other.
#123
Given how he wasn't competing with his family when he released his first album to be produced by Quincy Jones, MJ was able to flood the NZ charts with this album much more so than he did in Australia who had just discovered his family's post Motown material around this time.
#122
Given how they were more successful in NZ than they were in Australia, it was inevitable that this soundtrack to their documentary of the same name would be even bigger over there than it was over here both as an album and with its singles.
#121
Unlike in Australia where this album managed to spawn two of Celine Dion's biggest hits, in NZ this album didn't spawn a hit for her despite it containing her Oscar winning ballad from Titanic as well as the album itself being a massive success for her over there. I guess the kiwis had also become victims of labels not issuing songs as singles and if they did, not telling them about their availability.
#120
I guess this wasn't the second biggest hit that Dire Straits achieved in NZ throughout the 80's, although it was still a massive success over there even if their earlier entry proved to be a bigger success for them.
#119
One of the biggest hits of all time in NZ was a charity single that was commissioned following NZ's victory at the Caswell cup three years after we Aussies won the boat race against America. It was a one-off project for the supergroup which comprised of many of the biggest NZ celebrities and musicians including Dave Dobbyn who arguably got the biggest push from this release in his career.
#118
Unlike in Australia where this needed to work its way up to its success, this was an instant success over in NZ proving how much the kiwis loved these guys even going into the 90's. This albums success over there is still pitiful compared to what it achieved in their native UK where it became the first album to top the end of year charts for two years in a row.
#117
Unlike in Australia where this only became a success due to the surprise hit of "Every little step," this album from Bobby Brown was more of an instant hit for him given how the second single was a huge hit over there due to it topping the Billboard charts for him. I'm guessing this connected with the kiwis due to them having fond memories of him during his time with New edition.
#116
This albums success in NZ was about the same as it was here in Australia, meaning that Linda's popularity was on equal footing in the southern hemisphere even though the second minor hit from the album varies depending on which country you're referring to. Here it was "Poor poor pitiful me" which was written by Warren Zevon of "Werewolves of London" fame and in NZ it was a cover of a Buddy Holly track.
#115
Much like in Australia, this also had immediate success over in NZ despite it failing to crossover to her native America initially, I guess the kiwis were also ready for a new queen of pop given how her album Hard candy failed to become a success over there months prior to when this was first released.
#114
Even though his theme to the FIFA world cup never charted in NZ (although it may have been huge on their radio) this album from him was nonetheless more successful over there than it was here likely due to how much bigger the singles were there. I guess the kiwis were more into the Latin craze than we Aussies were.
#113
Even though this had a low peak position in NZ back in the day like it did here in Australia, this breakthrough from Supertramp nonetheless managed to last for quite some time on their charts which ensured that it would be a shoe in for several of these lists on this side of my site.
#112
I guess these guys had massive success with their albums during the first half of the decade in NZ, why else would their greatest hits package be so successful over there given how they didn't see much success with their singles (at least according to the Listener charts they didn't.)
#111
Much like here in Australia, this third album from Rihanna only became a massive success in NZ once the deluxe edition dropped a year after its original release. Granted the album was decently successful upon its initial release in both countries, however it was only due to the deluxe edition that it managed to convince audiences that Rihanna was a household name and not just a singles artist.
#110
This proved to be even more successful in NZ than it was here in Australia, although it's worth noting that her next two albums wouldn't be as successful over there likely due to neither of them having a big hit for her there like she had in Australia and from this album.
#109
The success this debut album from Delta Goodrem had over in NZ feels more in line with what it should've achieved here in Australia given how ridiculously overplayed it was here back in the day, indeed I don't think there was any backlash to the Neighbours star over there or even internationally as this did manage to crossover worldwide due to its success as well as her role in the TV soap opera.
#108
It looks like the kiwis were also intrigued with what U2 wanted to do with their sound throughout the decade, indeed their venture towards industrial music paid off for them as it was also a huge success over there as it was here in Australia.
#107
This had more of an immediate success for Craig David in NZ than it did here in Australia, I'm guessing because the kiwis already went through an entire decade of RNB as opposed to us Aussies being more into EDM around the time this was initially released in the southern hemisphere. Of course, the album was a massive success in both countries thanks to how inescapable the singles were.
#106
Like in Australia, this album from the Corrs only achieved its bestselling status a year after its initial release due to the band releasing a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" that they would include on the one-year anniversary rerelease. Unlike in Australia, this album didn't have any songs to chart in NZ likely due to them not being released as singles over there.
#105
Well, this proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, in fact it was arguably more successful over there due to the singles performing much better than what they did over here (even if that was due to airplay being factored into the NZ charts.) I stand by that this album isn't as terrible as everyone makes it out to be, although it being one of the most popular of all time does warrant raised eyebrows.
#104
Well at least David Bowie was able to achieve more success with his biggest album over in NZ than he did here in Australia, again this was due to the singles from the album being even bigger hits over there than they were here which is a growing trend when comparing the success musicians had in both countries back in the day.
#103
I'm guessing this album was even bigger in NZ back in the day given how it was released the previous year before the RIANZ charts were able to track its full success, as is it was still one of the biggest albums of the decade over there due to how inescapable Elton John was during the first half of the 70's.
#102
Well so much for denying the release of a single from the album in order to encourage its sales, not only was all four singles released over in NZ as opposed to only three of them here in Australia, the other three songs were also far more successful over there as well as the album itself, proving that tampering with an albums release will only discourage audiences from checking out what the artist has to offer.
#101
It may shock you to learn that Celine Dion wasn't as inescapably successful in NZ as she was throughout the rest of the world, mainly because she never quite had a number one hit over there likely due to being overshadowed by the likes of Mariah Carey and Toni Braxton. That said she was still one of the biggest names of the 90's there both with her singles and especially her albums.
